Educational appliance.



1g E. SCHERER. EDUCATIONAL APPLI'ANC,

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9 19H- Onw4 1l. Ou. 1l Tl 9H hun DH AH dE n.2 e. t n DI.

INVENTOR,

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ATTO R N EY following isa specification.

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' .d 2 JoHN F. scHEnEn, or ENnAOBQPENNSYLVANIA;

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Specification of Vllfaetters Patent.

Application mea otb 9,1917@` seriaino. 195,576.

To all whom t may concern:

A Be it known that I, JoHN F. SCHERER, a citizen ofy the AUnited States, residing atEndeavor,in the. county of Forest and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Educational Appliance, of which the Thisl invention has reference.; to n educational appliances, and its Objectis toofacilitate the teaching of features of the Bible to persons of various ages, including the young, andto enhance the teaching value by providing the material employed -in convenient and attractive form.

In accordance with the invention, miniature simulations of books in the-fornrof blocks are provided, with the blocks covered with paper upon which' suitable information islprin'ted, the blocks themselves being conveniently formegl 0f wood, although thein-V vention is not confinedY to the'u'se of'wood and paper for the purposes named.

Eac'h ,block is'.` in general'. conformation like the others, but the information lon the bl'ocksjis individualized to the-'various so-I calledbooks oftheBiblepv':

There is also provided a holder in the` form of miniature book shelves capable'of` standing upright upon A'a mantel shelf ortable, and an enveloping member or cover is also provided of a size to completely'hold the bookshelvesor bookcase and then simulate a 'bound volume whereby the bookcase with the blocks therein is protected and vloss of the blocks is prevented', while the*y 'com-"7.

plete `device may readily'take theplace` of a book of like size in a Vfull-sized bookcase? YThe inventionV will 'be best understood from a consideration of the following de-4 tailed, description,` taken in connection :with the accompanying drawings lforming part of. this specication, with the further understanding that, `while the kdrawings show a practical formof the invention, the latter is not confined' tov any strict .conformity with' .thelshowing -of` the drawingsy but may be changed and AI nodified'so long as such changes and modifications come withinfthe scopeof the appended claims.' f f -fIn the drawings:

Figure lis a perspective view 0f'theap-1' pliance with the book shelves partly with-- drawn from lthelcasing', l

Figi 2 isfa faceview of Ythebookshelves" with the blocks thereimbut with thi'acoverV I Fig; a vertical front to rear section of-,thejstructure' shown` in Fig.y 2;

Figs. 4L and 5 are perspective views lfrom respectively Opposite, sides of onel ofthe blockslrepresentinga book ofthe Bible; f.'

VV--Inkaccordance with .the invention, there areprovided blocks, l, :each havingriinprints 2 and 3 on opposite faces and altitle l4 on what,lconsidering the block as a book, constitutes the yback of the. book. VEach'block l is shaped vin simulation VYof a bound book, and may'V conveniently be made' of wood, while the imprintedfportion has a covering tovf paper upon which the imprintingis Patented Apr. e, 1918.'

produced. 4llt is not necessary that such par- Y ticular materials or arrangement of material'sbeemployed, the feature ofthe invention rbeing that eachiblock shall simulate a -bookand containv upon its exterior certain linfo rmation l ,Q -Since thereare 66 so-called books in the Bible the invention contemplates theu'se of 66 *blocksl of like conformation but each differing fromvthevothers in the information imprinted thereon, andthe blocks are fur ther differentiated coloring, for ,a purpose to be described.

Y Because of the relatively large Anumber of separate `blocks needed and `in'orclerto minikmize the-bulk of the device, the blocksL are madeofcomparatively small size. Actual v that with the blocksabout Q'inches long, 2 inches wide,

practice has demonstrated and` inch ythick,they-may be grouped into a small-bookcase oribook shelves 6, convenient for handling, andvadaptedto b e placed upon a mantel ory upon'a table.l Furthermore, since the number of books in the Bible divide into three groups of 227`books. each,

the book shelves are made with two shelves 7, atop 8,'a base-9, and a back 10, the front of the miniature -bookcase beingopen. f Y

books,-there is providedV a casing 11 of a sizeto snugly receive the book shelves,l and `,simulating'a book-in appearance@ The portion of the casing V 11 corresponding'tothe back of a book, and indicated at 12, maybe provided withan appropriate title v.such as The :Book -v of Books, which title is sometimes usedfto designate thefBible. This per- :mitsth'e `whole-devicefwith thecasing 11 toi be rotated`4 in=fa- '-beokcase 0r 0I1-b00k shelvesaniongother books. o

,. It is customarvjto 4divide the total Anumbe of 'fbooks f @t Ythe Bible maintiens groups, as for instance, Vthe first five books are customarily designated The Books'of Moses, the next twelve books as The Historical Books, the next ive books are called The Poet-ical Books, etc. To differentiate the different Groups into whichV the different books of the Bible are divided, they may be variously colored, a single color beting used for each group, With the color of a group different from the colors'ofv the1 other groups.

ln Fig. 2 the dierentiation of the.: groups is made manifestby 'appropriate li'iiiing,"b`ut itis to: be understood that su'ch'lii'u-'ngE may represent colors or other means of'distin'c- #i911- y'The leducational appliance is of a characteniivhich :permits vthe `f dumping pof the blocks from the bookshelves or 'container onto a'table or other support Without harm Bible and also the grouping of thebooks in accordance with the customary practice,

"such grouping being facilitated by a color or other appearance.

Each block vis provided withinformation whereby certain data with respect 'to the bookthe block representsmay1 beftaught and other data giving' an 'outline of the contents of the book. In this Way,"t'lie blocksmay be employed for thefamusement of young children and for teaching older children or veven adults with respect tok general and'cer- 'K tain Bible.

particular Vinformation relating to' "'t'he 4The vinvention also provides a ready means y"whereby certain information about lthe Bible may be `ascertained byVv anyone "desirel ingsuch information, and this Withoutt'he i portion'of Veach block giving the contents necessity of huntingthrough a library. The

"Yofthebookthe block represents, serves 'as an lindex' whereby it becomes `comparatively 'easy'to locate'the portions of the Bible containingdesir'ed information. v

In the Vcommercial form o'f' the invention, it is 'customary 'top'rovid'e'a bookor pamphlet of vinstructions iii which 'may be repeated allthe information f'co'ntained upon the varie fous blocks, andeacli scholar'capableof read v g may be supplied with such a book. jWh'a't is claimed is: y

1. An' 'educational' appliance comprising Q laI series of ,i blocks veach resembling a book in appearance', i each block "containing an ap- "p'iopriate "title 'designating' the' book it is intended tol represent,fan`d 'each block also containing 'on/fitsexterior information with respect -fto the book it represents.

2. An educational appliance comprising a series of blocks each resembling .a book 'in externalappearance* with a title on the back, atable of contents on one face, and a brief description on the other face. 3. An educational appliance comprising a series of blocks in number corresponding to` the' booksV of the Bible, and said. blocks each resembling a book in appearance, the blocks having appropriate titles @on their backs, a table of 'contents I"oir-one iface,f-and a brieff-description -on the other f face.

l. An educational appliance comprising 'a series offblocks iirnuinber'.corresponding to the 'books of 'the Bible, and; fsaigd blocks each resembling "a4 book in appearance, the blocks vffhaving -appropriate Vtitles ontheir backs, a i table of contents fon' I'one face, and a brief "description onI vthe `other face,v "and theblo'cks4 being 4'assembled in groups, With each group `of'a characteristicallydifferent "appearance from those of theothergroups. 5. An educational appliance comprising ase't of'blocks inf'number' corresponding to f the books of the `Bible `and 'each r'block'resenibling' abook 'in external appearance, :saidseriesf of blocksbeing dividedfinto 1' groups' differentiated 'by color,'vvitlieach block havin'gvfa title 'corresponding to ay book 'ofthe Bible, land Vprovided 'With a table'of contents ony one ffacel and a synopsis` of inn lformationrelativeto the'fbook" on the other face.

e. An educational l:appliance comprising a a receptacleV conforming in 4shape-to book and of a sizet'o'house' the bookcase'vvith'the books therein. y

7. An educational appliance'for .impart- 'ing information -With-respect=rtothe 'Bible comprising a lseries of Iblocksy havfinf'g'the external appearance" of books Icorresponding ginf-ili-umber Yto *the books Aof ,fthe

of a book of the Bible,information with' respect tothe book-,and a table of` contents, l' all forming'v permanentparts vof ztheblock.

9. An educational appliance for i imparting 'information 1With respect "to :the Bible comprising aseries of'blocks :eachezresembling a miniature book in size andfshapepthebloeks conforming in number to the books of the Bible and each having a title of a book of In testimony 'that I claim the foregoing 10 the Bible, information With respect to the as my own I have hereto aflxed my slgnabook, and a table of contents, .all forming ture in the presence of two Witnesses. permanent parts ofthe block, said appliance also including a miniature bookcase of a size JOHN F. SCHERER. and shape to receive all the blocks, and a. re-

ceptacle of a size and shape to house the Witnesses:

bookcase with the blocks therein and in REGINALD R. CHAFFEE,

turn conforming in appearance to a book. WALTER J. PHlLLrPS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

